The politics of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt take place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Saxony-Anhalt. Before the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, the three main parties are the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the left-wing Left Party.
Every five years, all Germans residing in the state over the age of 18 elect the members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. This regional parliament or legislature then elects the minister-president and confirms the cabinet members.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was the largest party in every election from 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election until the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election when the Alternative for Germany (AfD) overtook them.
List of minister-presidents of Saxony-Anhalt
1990 - 1991: Gerd Gies (CDU) 1991 - 1993: Werner Münch (CDU) 1993 - 1994: Christoph Bergner (CDU) 1994 - 2002: Reinhard Höppner (SPD) 2002 - 2011: Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU) 2011 - 2026: Reiner Haseloff (CDU) Since 2026 - Sven Schulze (CDU)
Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Party strength in the Landtag Election yearTotalseatsSeats wonCDUSPDPDSFDPGrüneDVULinkeAfD199010648271214519949937362151998116284725162002115482525172006974024726201110541269292016873011516252021974097612232026831588839
Legislative compositions
State election results maps
Constituencies in the Landtag
Salzwedel (01) Gardelegen-Klötze (02) Havelberg-Osterburg (03) Stendal (04) Genthin (05) Burg (06) Haldensleben (07) Wolmirstedt (08) Oschersleben-Wanzleben (09) Magdeburg I (10) Magdeburg II (11) Magdeburg III (12) Magdeburg IV (13) Halberstadt (14) Blankenburg (15) Wernigerode (16) Quedlinburg (17) Aschersleben (18) Staßfurt (19) Schönebeck (20) Bernburg (21) Köthen (22) Zerbst (23) Wittenberg (24) Jessen (25) Dessau-Roßlau (26) Dessau-Roßlau-Wittenberg (27) Bitterfeld-Wolfen (28) Saalekreis (29) Eisleben (30) Sangerhausen (31) Querfurt (32) Merseburg (33) Bad Dürrenberg-Saalekreis (34) Halle I (35) Halle II (36) Halle III (37) Halle IV (38) Weißenfels (39) Naumburg (40) Zeitz (41)
Constituencies in the Bundestag NoConstituencyMember2021Voters20172013200920052002199819941990 66 Altmark – Jerichower Land Herbert Wollmann SPD 159,998 Left SPD SPD SPD SPD CDU 67 Börde – Salzlandkreis Franziska Kersten SPD 215,532 CDUCreated for 2009 election 68 Harz Heike Brehmer 207,942 SPD SPD SPD CDU 69 Magdeburg Martin Kröber SPD 229,198 Left SPD SPD SPD SPD CDU 70 Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg Sepp Müller 169,749 CDUCreated for 2009 election 71 Halle Karamba Diaby SPD 209,765 CDU Left SPD SPD SPD SPD FDP 72 Burgenland – Saalekreis Dieter Stier 184,352 SPD SPD SPD CDU 73 Mansfeld Robert Farle AfD 198,676 Left SPD SPD SPD CDU Bundestag election results Election year% won% wonCDUSPDPDSFDPGrüneNDPLinkeAfDBSW199010038.624.79.419.75.3199410038.833.418.04.13.6199810027.238.120.74.13.3200210029.043.214.47.63.4200510024.732.78.14.12.626.6200910030.116.910.35.132.4201310041.218.22.64.023.94.2201710030.315.27.83.717.819.6202110021.025.49.56.59.619.6202510019.211.03.14.410.837.111.2
See also Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election New states of Germany Politics of East Germany
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